Isiah Denson (#3) drives to the hoop in the first quarter of Westview's win over Beaverton on Tuesday. (Tim Brown, OregonLive.com)

Coming off losses to No. 3 Grant and No. 4 West Linn, the Westview Wildcats had the bounce-back game they were hoping for Tuesday night.

Senior guards Dyrall Goods and Isiah Denson combined to score 37 points and led a spirited defense that forced 19 Beaverton turnovers as the Wildcats downed the No. 9 Beavers 62-51 in the Metro League opener for both teams at Beaverton High School.

The Wildcats (8-6, 1-0 Metro) never trailed in the game and set the tone for how the game would be played in the first quarter when their full-court press forced nine turnovers and they jumped in front 17-10.

“We came out hard and we kept the intensity throughout the game,” said Goods, who scored 12 of his team-high 21 points in the first half. “That’s something we’ve been working on. I felt this was the first game where we were consistent throughout and it showed.”

Beaverton (12-2, 0-1) rallied from a 30-20 halftime deficit and managed to cut the lead to three, 37-34, on Connor Brands’ three-pointer with 3:26 remaining in the third quarter, but that was as close as the Beavers could get.

When the Beavers were able to break Westview’s press, their best weapon was 6-foot-4 senior post Davasyia Hagger, who led all scorers with 22 points before leaving the game because of a stomach virus with just under five minutes to play.

“To start off the Metro right, we had to win this game,” Goods said. “That’s what we went out and did. The only way we can go now is forward. We’ve got Jesuit on Friday, so we’ll get back in the gym and get ready.”

Alex Carrick scored seven points and Ben Larson and Mitch McConnell had six each for the Wildcats.

“I loved the effort. The effort was so good,” Westview coach Pat Coons said. “We don’t tend to be a pressing team, but we’re very athletic and we’re pretty quick and we felt our athleticism and full-court pressure could cause some problems against a team that maybe hadn’t seen a lot of it.

“It started working right off the bat and kind of took them out of their offense and took some shooters out of the game a little bit. Obviously, Hagger was a load, and then we didn’t see him as much in the fourth quarter, thank goodness, for whatever reason.”